GameOn Founder Cheated AI Investors Out of $60 Million

The founder of the Artificial Intelligence Company (AI) Game was accused of defrauding investors from his business. The FBI last week charge Alexander Beckman, the former CEO of the company, with offenses including conspiracy, wire fraud, securities fraud and identity theft. Valerie Lau Beckman was also charged, which is married to the founder and also…

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Caltrans Officials, Early AI Users, Look to Expand Adoption

After his first successes in driving generative AI use case for the rest of the state, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is doubling down and charting an expanded path for more strategic adoption. Marcie Kahbody, who serves as both the California State Transportation Agency’s (CalSTA) Deputy Secretary for Technology and Caltrans’ CIO, shared GenAI’s…

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Enterprises are turning to AI to solve their efficiency problems, but is just a short-term fix?

Michael Kitces and Ben Henry-Moreland ask whether these long-term problems require a solution other than AI? JANUARY 21, 2026 By Ben Henry-Moreland and Michael Kitces As companies grow and merge over time, they accumulate technical debt. Technologies, capabilities, and processes that in a perfect world would be retooled and improved every time the company grows…

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